Dr. Valerie A Skinner MD
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
2728 Sunset Blvd Suite 201 West Columbia SC, 29169About
Dr. Valerie Skinner is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in West Columbia, SC. Dr. Skinner specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Skinner can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Skinner can also treat women during pregnancy, labor, childbirth and the postpartum period. In this specialty, doctors focus on reproductive care from puberty through adulthood.
Education and Training
Univ of Sc Sch of Med, Columbia Sc 1997
University of South Carolina School of Medicine 1997
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Data provided by the National Library of MedicineTreatments
- Anxiety
- Anemia
- Pregnancy
- Vaginitis
- Pain
- Goiter
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